>>By late in the afternoon, Republicans were accusing Democrats of trying to “stuff” them, and Democrats said Republicans were trying to kill the bill by obstructing the process. Both sides were saying they don’t know whether the process can be put back on track.<<
And neither side crediting the people who rose up with one voice against this disaster of a bill.
God’s will be done.
And that is the real tragedy, that they will not recognize publicly what their constituents want. And why is that so hard? Perhaps because they are afraid to admit they were initially supporting a flawed piece of legislation. Let’s see: I was for the bill before my constituents told me they would fire my ass if I voted for it. Or perhaps, taking a page from John (he was in Vietnam you know) Kerry’s book: I was for it before I was against it.
If the Republican leaders had any smarts, which I doubt, they would run everything past our Oklahoma Senators who seem to have their hands on the pulse of the Republican base.